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October 2020
Huntington Arts Council Presents Arts Administrator Forums: Virtual Public Programming and Engagement
Beth Giacummo-Lachaz, Executive Director & Curator, Patchogue Arts Council/MOCA LI Danny Higgins, Executive Artistic Director, Eastline Theatre Stephanie Turner, Director of Education & Outreach, Tilles Center for the Performing Arts Moderator: Kieran Johnson, Director of Community Partnerships & Development, Huntington Arts Council Arts Administrator Forums is a quarterly roundtable for not for profit arts administrators and educators. The Forums provide the opportunity to explore strengths and challenges of the field, exchange information, encourage collaboration, develop connections and foster a network…
Find out more »Huntington Historical Society presents: A Toast to Huntington’s History
Experience Huntington’s history from your couch while you help preserve it for future generations! Every fall for the last 30 years our major fundraiser, "An Evening of Food & Wine Under the Stars," welcomed up to 500 attendees on our Kissam property to sample delicious fare provided by local Huntington restaurants, craft beer from local breweries, and a large selection of wines. In order to keep our community safely connected to the Society and local history, and to support our…
Find out more »Walt Whitman Birthplace Association presents: Facing West: A Film Premiere and Discussion
WWBA is delighted to present Facing West: A Film Premiere and Discussion. H. Paul Moon will premiere his short film followed by a discussion with Darrel Blaine Ford and Cynthia Shor. Join us for this exciting event! Facing West will premiere followed by a special conversation from the birthplace grounds between Executive Director Cynthia Shor, filmmaker H. Paul Moon, and Darrel Blaine Ford at his 90th birthday. “Facing West” is a cinematic setting of poems by Walt Whitman, with Ford…
Find out more »Art League of Nassau County
October General Virtual Meeting is open to the public. There will be a watercolor demonstration by artist Dennis Ponsot. The meeting can be accessed through our website: artleagueofnc.org
Find out more »The Babylon Chorale presents: Virtual Mondays Haydn “Creation”
Every Monday, the Babylon Chorale will be bringing in a specialist to discuss a variety of topics related to choral music. Sessions will be one hour in length followed by a brief Q&A with the presenter. This week, Sarah Galo will be presenting about Haydn "Creation". For information on registering to attend this event, please visit www.babylonchorale.org
Find out more »Huntington Historical Society presents Lunch & Learn Lecture Series with John Barone
Lunch & Learn Lecture series combines good food with Huntington and Long Island’s rich history. Each month features a different speaker covering a topic relating to our local history and includes a three-course meal at Black and Blue Seafood Chophouse. Meet the author, John Barone and historian Alfred "Alfie" Kuntz as they share stories and photographs about the estate and the Caumsett Foundation and the Marshall Field III Gold Coast Estate.
Find out more »Huntington Historical Society presents Lunch & Learn Lecture Series – Long Island Golf, Phil Carlucci
Lunch & Learn series combines good food with Huntington and Long Island’s rich history. Each month features a different speaker covering a topic relating to our local history and includes a three-course meal at Black and Blue Seafood Chophouse. This month a discussion with author Phil Carlucci featuring 200 images that trace the sport's local history from its roots in Southhampton in the 1980's through the modern era.
Find out more »Walt Whitman Birthplace Association presents: Poetry Open Mic
WWBA is delighted to present Poetry Open Mic! Six Featured Poets will present their poetry along with one musician. Join us for a night of poetry, music, and fun! **Only Poets that sign up in advance will be reading. Please email WWBA Events and Media Director Caitlyn Shea with the subject “Open Mic” if you are interested in reading for a future Open Mic: Events@waltwhitman.org Events require preregistration. Pre-Register for this Event and view our future & past virtual events…
Find out more »November 2020
Walt Whitman Birthplace Association Presents: Virtual Poetic Meditation with WWBA Long Island Poet of the Year Christina M. Rau
WWBA is delighted to present Meditation, Poetry, and Yoga with Christina M. Rau. On a chair or on a mat in the comfort of your own home, you can join in for a session of meditation, yoga, and a little bit of poetry listening. Breathe and move to settle your thoughts and find some moments of calm and peace. Open to all levels, including first-timers. Join us for this four-session series. *The group will meet Sundays, November 1st - November…
Find out more »The Babylon Chorale presents: Virtual Mondays Musical Theatre
Every Monday, the Babylon Chorale will be bringing in a specialist to discuss a variety of topics related to choral music. Sessions will be one hour in length followed by a brief Q&A with the presenter. This week, Andrea Galeno will be presenting about Musical Theatre up to the 1980s. For information on registering to attend this event, please visit www.babylonchorale.org
Find out more »Suburban Art League Presents An evening with Antonio Masi
Artist Antonio Masi will demonstrate his unique watercolor techniques with a landscape. Depending on the regulations for Covid-19 as provided by the Community Center
Find out more »The Firefly Artists presents: Simple Fall Still-Life with Watercolor Artist Kathleen Giles
Kathleen will demonstrate how to add drama to your watercolor paintings by using value and color saturation. Working wet-into-wet and using her damp brush technique on wet and dry paper, she will explain how to make your paintings look more three dimensional. Hard and soft edges, composition and value will be stressed. Transparent versus opaque paints and when to use them will also be covered. After registration, students will receive an email containing the photo reference, drawing and sizing instructions,…
Find out more »Dance Visions NY presents: “Evening”, the film (virtual premiere site-specific for Cedarmere)
Dance Visions NY presents a new multi-discipinary film: A Mosaic of Poetry, Dance, Art and Nature, Premiere site specific for Cedarmere "Finding one's way in a universe where destruction and creation are inextricably intertwined" Showing stays online from Nov. 7, 7:30pm through Nov. 8, 10pm Originally intended to be a poetry/dance work performed in nature, "Evening" has instead been created as a multi-disciplinary art film, encompassing poetry, dance, art, and nature. It is derived from the last of three sections…
Find out more »The Babylon Chorale presents: Virtual Mondays Musical Theatre
Every Monday, the Babylon Chorale will be bringing in a specialist to discuss a variety of topics related to choral music. Sessions will be one hour in length followed by a brief Q&A with the presenter. This week, Steven Altinel will be presenting about Musical Theatre from the 1980s to present. For information on registering to attend this event, please visit www.babylonchorale.org
Find out more »Huntington Chorale Society presents: Breathe to Release, Release to Sing: Body and Breathwork for Singers
Huntington Choral Society offers a virtual workshop: Breathe to Release, Release to Sing presented by soloist and vocal coach Barbara Fusco-Spera. This session will include discussion on the concept “Breathe to release, release to sing” as well as various stretches and breathing exercises to further open and connect to your whole Body and Voice. As Ms. Fusco-Spera points out "One's sound is capable of great power and great subtlety, and it is through this ability to let go and allow…
Find out more »Walt Whitman Birthplace Association presents: Spoken Word Reading and CD Launch with Mary C. M. Philips
WWBA is delighted to present Spoken Word Reading with Mary C. M. Phillips. She will be launching her new CD Music of the Forest: Spoken Word Poetry. Special guests include two special guests: musician, Paul Ammendola (Red Words) and poet, Linda Trott Dickman (Road Trip and Robes). Join us for this exciting event! Events require preregistration. Pre-Register for this Event and view our future and past virtual events here: https://www.waltwhitman.org/zoom-upcoming-and-past-events/ $5 suggested donation Though we are now open for site…
Find out more »Huntington Historical Society presents Weaving With Wine
In the era before the advent of factories, folks depended upon skilled weavers to take the flax and wool they had spin into yarn and turn it into clothing. To help folks experience what it was like to weave using manual looms, the Huntington Historical Society is offering a new program, “Weaving with Wine.” during the winter months, we will offer two-and-a-half hour (7pm – 9:30pm) introductory classes to Learn to weave on a table loom. At the end of…
Find out more »Huntington Arts Council Presents Conversations in the Arts: Classical Music in the 21st Century
Lauren Ausubel, Co-Director, Oyster Bay Music Festival David Stewart Wiley, Music Dir., Orchestra L.I. Lisa Richardson, Soprano, President, eVoco Voice Collective Moderator: Marc Courtade, E.D., Huntington Arts Council Conversations in the Arts is a series of participatory talks that stimulate ideas and promote the arts. They explore concepts and encourage collaborations. Discussions are engaging and thought provoking. It is very interesting to hear opposing views and different thoughts on each topic. It is not important that we agree; it…
Find out more »The Art Guild Presents “A Modern Approach to Watercolor Workshop” with Antonio Masi
In this three day workshop with award-winning watercolorist Antonio Masi, the focus will be on how to approach watercolor from a contemporary point of view, powerful, emotional and as and expressive medium. Antonio applies watercolor in a thick manner, giving his subjects a startling boldness. Learn unusual perspectives, attention to details, create poetic moody works. He will demonstrate every morning explaining the materials (paints, paper, palette, brushes, etc), his set-up and how he applies color. Although Antonio is known as…
Find out more »Canta Libre: Do-Ing Music
Join Canta Libre in this celebrated concert series hosted by the Northport Arts Coalition.
Find out more »Northport Arts Coalition presents Do-Ing Music – classical music series
Canta Libre Chamber Ensemble will be performing a virtual concert of newly composed pieces live from the musicians home studios. Please contact Janet Naideau of the Northport Public Library - janet.naideau@nenpl.org or (631) 261-6930 ext 318 after November 1, to obtain the Zoom link information. The link will also be posted on the library website www.nenpl.org as well as the Canta Libre website www.cantalibre.org.
Find out more »Huntington Historical Society presents Lunch & Learn Lecture series – Hissing Cousins: The Lifelong Rivalry of Eleanor Roosevelt And Alice Roosevelt Longworth
Lunch & Learn Lecture series combines good food with Huntington and Long Island’s rich history. Each month features a different speaker covering a topic relating to our local history and includes a three-course meal at Black and Blue Seafood Chophouse. This month's lecture is the story of the complex family ties and political battles that bound two of the most remarkable woman of the 20th century.
Find out more »Huntington Historical Society presents Lunch & Learn Lunch Series with Rhoda Miller
Lunch & Learn Lecture series combines good food with Huntington and Long Island’s rich history. Each month features a different speaker covering a topic relating to our local history and includes a three-course meal at Black and Blue Seafood Chophouse. This month's speaker, Rhoda Miller, will do a presentation and discussion of Long Island's rich and fascinating Jewish heritage explored from a historical and genealogical perspective.
Find out more »Nassau County Museum of Art presents Feast for the Eyes
Feast for the Eyes, guest curated by Franklin Hill Perrell, explores how food has always inspired artists. Drawn from a wide variety of media, the exhibition offers viewers eclectic portrayals of food, restaurants, cafés, shops, parties and table decorations. Included are luscious depictions of food by artists such as Ben Schonzeit and Wayne Thiebaud, Berenice Abbott’s photographs of food-related sights in New York; Judith Leiber’s fabulous jeweled evening bags in fruit and vegetable shapes; as well as Al Hirschfeld’s famed…
Find out more »The Art Guild presents Still Life: The Perrin Method workshop with Dennis Perrin
A workshop with Dennis Perrin is more than just a teaching event about technique and picture making. It’s a comprehensive seminar on how to think about painting, where a painting comes from. a self-examination of the question “Why Paint?” as well as a thorough exploration of color, value, temperature, technique and materials. Attending a The Perrin Method™ workshop ensures a complete exposure to the lineage of the great painters historically and an immersion in the full enjoyment of the Creative…
Find out more »Dance Visions NY presents “Evening”, the film, (virtual premiere Sands Point Preserve version)
Dance Visions NY presents a new multi-disciplinary film: A Mosaic of Poetry, Dance, Art and Nature, site specific footage for Sands Point Preserve “Finding one’s way in a universe where destruction and creation are inextricably intertwined” Originally intended to be a poetry/dance work performed in nature, “Evening” has instead been created as a multi-disciplinary art film, encompassing poetry, dance, art, and nature. It is derived from the last of three sections (Morning, Afternoon, Evening) of an original poem by Kyra…
Find out more »Huntington Historical Society presents Lunch & Learn Lecture Series with Paul J. Mateyunas
Lunch & Learn Lecture series combines good food with Huntington and Long Island’s rich history. Each month features a different speaker covering a topic relating to our local history and includes a three-course meal at Black and Blue Seafood Chophouse. An afternoon with Gatsby! Travel back in time to the days of Daisy Buchanan and Jay Gatsby, learning about the real families and homes that inspired F. Scott Fitzgerald.
Find out more »The Babylon Chorale presents: Virtual Mondays Latin American Choral Music
Every Monday, the Babylon Chorale will be bringing in a specialist to discuss a variety of topics related to choral music. Sessions will be one hour in length followed by a brief Q&A with the presenter. This week, Ahmed Anzaldua will be presenting about Latin American Choral Music. For information on registering to attend this event, please visit www.babylonchorale.org
Find out more »Hofstra University Museum presents “Let’s Explore” Backpacks
The Museum’s distinct “Let’s Explore” Backpacks offer activity-filled ways for children (ages 5-12) and adult companions to explore together the outdoor sculpture collection on the University’s beautiful campus. Children then create their own works of art to take home. Various backpack themes are available. Pick up all backpack and caper activity materials at the Emily Lowe Gallery during open hours year-round until 3 p.m. Return all backpacks by 4 p.m. and keep your completed works of art. All backpack activities…
Find out more »Suburban Art League presents 54th Annual Open Jury Show
Receiving on June 16, 2017 4pm to 7pm. Viewing on June 17,19,20,21,22,23, 10am to 4pm. Closed Sunday, June 18. Reception on Tuesday, June 20, 2017 7pm to 10pm. Removal Saturday, June 24, 2017 10am to 12pm
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